Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 60.3% less likely to be obese
In Norway, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In India, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2024.
live 10.9 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In India, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
see 96.4% less spent on your healthcare
Norway spends $9,523 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). India spends $346 as of 2023.
have 85.5% fewer doctors per person
Norway has 49.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. India has 7.2 as of 2020.
have 27.6% less access to essential health services
Norway scores 87 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. India scores 63 as of 2021.
Economy
make 97.1% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $94,594 as of 2025, while in India, the GDP per capita is $2,702 as of 2025.
Life
have 64.7% more children
In Norway, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In India, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 80.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 1.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In India, 80.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In India, on the other hand, 23.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 29.3% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In India, about 70.0% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 24.5% less on education
Norway spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. India spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 64.6% less on healthcare
Norway spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In India, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 72.2% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
Safety
be 3.9 times more likely to be murdered
Norway has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In India, that number is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 10.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Norway, road accidents kill 1.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In India, they kill 15.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 93.0% less home broadband
Norway has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. India has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 32.6 times more strain on fresh water
Norway withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. India withdraws 66% as of 2022.
use 95.0% less electricity
Norway uses 23,673 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. India uses 1,182 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 69.8% less CO2
Norway emits 7.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. India emits 2.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 10.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Norway, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In India, it causes 83.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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